The Shields Class Sailing Association had a Governing Board meeting on February 24, 2010 and several items of interest to the Shields community were covered. The first was the report from the National Championship Committee for the National Regatta to be held in Mystic, Connecticut on September 22-26, 2010. Plans are progressing and some of the detail is now available in the Mason’s Island Yacht Club Newsletter The Mainsheet. Check back for more details as they are posted on the web at http://www.shieldsclass.com/2010.
Shields Nationals 2010
The Governing Board unanimously approved three minor changes to the Class Rules. The Optional Equipment and Sail Measurement rules were recommended by the Technical Committee (see Measurer’s Corner for a full discussion). These rules go into effect after 60 days if there are no objections from any of the fleets.
1. Section II 3.5/3.6 – Applications and Dues: Sponsoring/Corporate Member and Reinstatement Fee have been removed.
2. Section IV 10.1 – Optional Equipment: Removed ambiguity as to extra pumps and buckets and made such devices to facilitate self-rescue permitted.
3. Section V 8.6 – Sail Measurement – General Instructions: Re-defined the jib head apex measurement point to allow for more repeatable measurements (has no effect on how sails are made).